Serving Drom’s Eastern European Brunch from 1PM to 4PM!
BLUE ROOM
2.00
The core musicians of BLUE ROOM are veteran live and studio players: Brian Neller’s big, bluesy, passionate vocals; Paul Harris’s solid bass lines and backing vocals; Paul Sanderson’s soaring blues rock guitar and Steve Franklin’s seasoned drum grooves. John Bjarnason’s (Whiskey Howl) searing blues harmonica is featured in the band’s current line up.
LIVE: Since 1997, the band has played in major blues venues, including The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Sharing the bill with John Hammond and Jully Black, BLUE ROOM has also played the JVC Jazz Festival, The Beaches International Jazz Festival, First Night Toronto at the SkyDome, and Lloyd’s Blues Music Festival, featuring B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt and Sue Foley.
AIR PLAY: The band’s music has garnered airplay on over 40 radio stations in Canada, including CBC, Q107, CJRT, and internationally on hit top 20 CHR radio station, Radio Kaleidoscope in France, and received a 5 star rating (the highest) on Radio Halo in Holland.
TELEVISION: BLUE ROOM’S debut video for “SPARE CHANGE”, and “Who’s on the Telephone”, hit #1 on BRAVO! and stayed at the top spot for four weeks!
“Spare Change” was nominated for three Toronto Online Film Awards. The band has appeared on Breakfast Television (Chum City) and Rogers Cable.
BLUE ROOM’S recordings are available through CD Baby
VEDAD
6.00
Vedad is a pioneering Azerbaijani singer-songwriter. His songs are shot through with melancholy, but they could also be light-hearted. He paints an enigmatic self-portrait with his songs coming from the depth of his soul.
EL BALCÓN
8.30
A festive hurricane, el Balcón captivates and compels their audience with their fiery stage presence, dynamic sound and their family-like love for playing with one another. This highly original and fully acoustic ensemble is leading a new wave of progressive Latin music. Mexican folk instruments such as the Jarana, Requinto, and Quijada (Donkey Jaw Bone) blend harmoniously with the microtonal melodies and asymmetrical rhythms of the Oud, violin, and Riqq. With their all original 4th album set to release on march 14th, 2025, el Balcón plans to take their music across the country and the world in the coming years. A refreshingly unique, East meets West experience with a fresh sense of groove.
LIVE MUSIC
11.00
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